Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30
NEWS OF THE pAY.

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The New York Herald has advanced its
price from Two to three cats per copy.
The excitement at Frederick, Md, over q
reported intention to attack The jail he's sub
sided
Affect Of oyster drsdgers opened fire on the
Maryland police sloop Mary Compton. IN
Chester river yesterday ard forced her to
retreat.
It has been decided In Philadelphia that
no advance will be made in the price of coal
during December but reduction OF one dol.
lar ton probable.
A movement is on foot in Boston for the
establishment ola new telegraph company,
to be known as the Postal Automatic Tele-
graph Company.
Chester Ho!comb, Of Pekin, China, form.
erly of tAe American legation, is in this
country to get capital for mining and other
schemes in China.
Peter Wolf, the anarchist who threatened
to blow up States Attorney Gtinne!l, was
fined $50 and put under bonds 10 keep the
peace in Chicago yesterday.
Senator German predicts that tariff bill
will be passed by Congress during the con
ing session. He thinks Speaker Carlisle
should decline n re election and assume the
democratic leadership in the House.
The Western Union Company has re.
duced its tolls Within the section south of,
and including Virginia ard Tennessee, and
east of the Mississippi River, the maximum
rate will be reduced from sixty cents to fifty
cents.
The anarchists of Chicago have prepared
circular for distribution among the Woik K
ingmen which decarea that force is the only
means of success and urges the believers in
their doctrines tc stand BY their cause even
if it leads to death.
4 crowd OF negro railroad hands broke
into the Oakland, Fla, jail Monday morn
ing, and carried away WA. Williams, who
Killed Guetave Nells, near Mascot, Satur-
day night. Williams was lynched. SO eay
his friends, but his ',ody cannot be found.
The Governor of Culacan, Mexico, has
offered reward Of $4,000 for the capture
of the bandit Eraclio Bernai. He has ruin
ed and almost depopuated many districts o.
San Ienaoio and his terrible massacres arc
known throughout the republic.
The well known firm of Brown, Wood 4
Kiugman, dry goods commission merchants
CT New York, Boston. Philadelphia and Chi
cpgo, has gone into liquidation. The firm
vas one oft the leading ones In this country
doing business of from s12O0O,oo0 to
Sl4 COO 900 a year, controlling many large
MILL and supposed 10 have large capi't
| for their trade.
R Smith, editor of tho Red Wood
| (Cal) Times and Gazette, was shot yesterday
by DR.. l.. f Powell. The shooting grew
out of the public ltion of an article by Smith
in which Powell was charged with deiraud
ing widow. Smith is in critical con-
dition. Powell ia said to be brother
of T. e. Powell, democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio at the late election
Sullivan and Mitchell were matched 10
London las. night to fight to finish, with
bare knuckles, for $1,000 side. Each
posted $500, and the balance is to be put up
within week Mitchell said that the fight
might not take place until after the Smith
| Kiirain G2ht. Sullivan wanted to fight last
night. 1t has been decided shat the Smith
Kilrain fight shall take place in Spain end
| that twelve men on each side shall be al
lowed to witness the fight, instead OF fifty
as originally proposed.
In New York yesterday Herr Most, the
anarchist, was found guilty of talking in.
cendiariam After argument the case was
given to the jury at 8 80 o'clock, p. NJ, and
at 10 o'clock last night they returned'a YER
dict of guilty. The verdict created general
surprise, as the prevailing impression had
! been that the evidence was insufficient.
The judges charge was also considered 10
be in Mos!'s favor. II is supposed that the
jury were influenced by Most's bad record
as an agitator and the fact OF his many PRE-
Wilma ror vic,ions on similar CHARGES MOst's
counsel moved for new trial, and argu.
men. on the motion will be heard next
Monday sentence was, therefore, deferred.
Most will DO locked up in the Tombs until
the question OF new trial is decided.